first snowfall | sunki

24: my snowfall buddy

"You have scratches on your face. Let me clean them for you." Sunoo left Ni-ki sitting on his bed, taking the nearby first-aid kit.

Ni-ki waved at Jungwon, who glared at him over the book he was reading. "So, this is what your room looks like, huh?"

"Yup! Jungwon chose the place while I decorated it. Isn't it nice?" Sunoo exclaimed as he sat beside Ni-ki to clean his wounds. "You could've approached me first. I would let you stay here without hesitation!"

"Oh, I'm sorry," Ni-ki muttered, avoiding Sunoo's gaze as he went closer. "I couldn't bring myself to tell you because it would be embarrassing. Plus, we had a misunderstanding."

Sunoo shook his head, dabbing the cotton gently. "I'm sorry for saying those words. It was a misunderstanding, but you still could've asked me!" He sighed as he leaned closer to Ni-ki's face. It was so close that Ni-ki could feel Sunoo's warm breath touch his cold skin. "Tell me, does this hurt—"

Jungwon slammed his book with rage, which shocked both of them. His expression quickly switched from frustrated to happy. "Oh, I'm sorry. Did that shock you? My bad, I didn't know! Maybe if you made a distance between each other, it would avoid such accidents from happening."

Ni-ki glanced at both of them before he started laughing. He giggled, "Geez, do you like Sunoo that much? Haha!"

"What do you know? Do you want me to tell him about a secret of yours?" Jungwon threatened the younger, placing both of his hands against his waist. Ni-ki quickly shook his head as he zipped his mouth close. "Good."

"Haha, come on! It's fun to see you fight over small things like these." Sunoo laughed, closing the first-aid kit shut. "I must have been dumb, though! How can I not notice Jungwon's feelings when they're this obvious? Am I the fool or is Won the fool?"

Jungwon's jaw dropped as he stood up from his bed. "No one is the fool here! Gosh, why did I even overreact to a single interaction between you? I hate everyone so much! I'm going out for a walk." He immediately wore his slippers and went to the front door.

"Don't you find him cute sometimes? He's cuter when he's angry." Sunoo asked Ni-ki as he lay down on Jungwon's bed with his phone. "Oh, Wonie! Since when were you so cute?"

"It's one of the effects when someone likes you. They become cuter, more interactive, and careful thanks to what they see from you." Ni-ki hugged the pillow nearby as he stared at Sunoo. "The same things happened to me as well." He muttered.

"What was that? You said another sentence."

Ni-ki shrugged, expecting what to hear. "It's nothing, disgusting coconut."

Sunoo scoffed. "Excuse you? Nuh-uh, I didn't just hear that right. How can you be so rude when I'm letting you stay in our place?"

"I'm not being rude, I'm just stating facts! I kinda miss your coconut era." Ni-ki remarked as he took a pillow to defend himself. "You hate it when someone lies, but you also hate it when someone tells the truth? Pick a side!"

"Good thing you're injured and weak right now. I would've punched the shit out of your face if you weren't." Sunoo rolled his eyes as he continued to scroll through his feed. It was quiet for a while, not until he heard screaming from downstairs, which flinched the heck from them. "What the? Did you hear that?"

Ni-ki nodded as he giggled a bit. "Not gonna lie, that sounded like Jungwon~!"

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"Kim Sunoo, Kim Sunoo." Jungwon started kicking the snow around as he muttered Sunoo's name over and over. "Gosh! Fortunately, I left the room but now, I'm curious about what they're doing together!"